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| - Before the beginning of the 20th century, gay culture was almost non-existent in Westland. Homosexuality was criminalised, and was not visible in society. The Strassonist movement of the Socialist Party of Westland which became prevalent in the 1910's, included the opposition to homophiba and acception of all identities, including sexual orientations. This is largely thought to be due to Mikail Strasson's own suspected homosexuality and also through the party's ideology of social progressivism. With the establishment of the Westlandic People's Republic the constitution decriminalised homosexuality, and enforced punishments against homophobic individuals, protecting the newly visible homosexual community from discrminiation in society. Same-sex marriage was also legalised, as the constitution removed all religious meaning from civil marriages. During the 1930's, the homosexual community in Westland was the most liberated and visible in the world. Free from large-scale organised religious opposition and a changing social attitudes towards LGBT matters. Homosexuality became mainstream in society with the establishment of modern gay culture taking place during the 1950's and 60's in Brikkstö, and spreading across the country. However gay culture became even more establsihed influenced by global trends during the 1980's and was notable on the world stage by gay rights advocacy groups across the world as a model example of acceptance of LGBT acceptance in society. During this time prostitution became rampant, both in the homosexual and heterosexual communities due to lax government attitudes towards it, which led to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. However there were crackdowns on prostitution in the latter part of the 1970's, leading to a safer LGBT community. Additionally, the 1980's brought free market reforms in Westland, which led to the privatisation of the Service Industry. This meant that many new gay-oriented establishments opened with more choice. These establishments collected together creating 'gay villages' in several towns and cities. During the 1990's Westlandic Lesbians complained about the lack of lesbian rolemodels and media personalities, with a homosexual-centric view on the LGBT community often portrayed in the media.
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